Railway tie



July 10, 1923.

C. J. COOPER RAILWAY TIE Filed Dec. 13.

Patented July 10, 1923.

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RAILWAY TIE.

Application filed December 13, 1922. Serial No. 666,676.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, CLINTON J. Coornn, a citizen of the United States,,residing at Oak Park, in the county of Cook and State of Illinoisyhave invented new and useful Improvements in Railway lies, of which the following is a specification;

- Theinvention relates to improvements in metallierailw'ay ties and fasteners. The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of metallic rail- .ay ties andto provide a simple, practical and comparatively inexpensive malleable iron railway tie adapted to be readily substituted for a woodentie and easily slipped into the position occupied by a wooden tie after the Samehas been removed. A further object of the invention is to provide a metallic railway tie of this character which will be substantially noiseless and which will afford the'desired elasticity to the rails. I

Another objectof the invention is to enable the fastening means for the rails to be employed for also clamping rail supporting blocks in'position within the railway tie and which when lofosened will enable the blocks to be readily removed and renewed. With these and other objects in view the 3. invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the 40 invention.

In the drawings, in which like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in the several views Figure 1 is a plan view of a railway tie and fastener, constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken longitudinally of the railway tie.

Figure 3 is a similar view taken transversely of the railway tie. I

Figure 4 is a detail view of one of the rail clamps.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment'of the invention, the metallic railway tie, which consists of a single casting of malleable iron or other suitable material, comprisesin' its construction spaced parallel vert cal-side walls 1 and a connecting longitudinal web formed integral" with the side walls'and err-- tending across the space between. thesame tions 2, a central horizontal top portion. 3 and vertical connecting portions. 4. The longitudinal connecting web or member of the railway'tie forms with "the side walls a "and rectan side walls, while the horizontal bottom'por tions 2 are located at the lower edgesofth'e side walls. The end pocketsh arebpen at the top and outer ends and are receive rail supporting blocks fiber or other suitable material.

supporting blocks project of wood, The n slightly above the tie and receive rails 8 andjs erve as elastic sup ports for thesame and-are adapted to afford adapted to and composed of horizontal bottom end porv upper edges of the sidewall of the railway the desired elasticity or resiliency" and they render the railway tie as elastic'as' an ordinary railway tie. Also-the railway tiefhv reason of the rail supporting blocks projecting above'the upper edges of the side walls of the railway tie, is practically noiseless, as the rails do not come in contact with the metallic sides of the tiebut are supported above the same.

The rails are secured upon the supporting blocks by means of rail clamps 9 consisting of castings of malleable iron or other suitable material and composed of a base 10, an upwardly extending neck 11 and an inwardly projecting jaw 12, which is provided in its underside with for the reception of a rail engaging sound deadening filling 14 constructed of wood, fiber or other suitable material and adapted to bear against a rail at the web and upper face of the bottom flange whereby the rail will be firmly clamped in position on the rail- The base is provided supporting blocks. with a longitudinal slot 15 and is recessed around the same at 16 for the reception of a washer l7 and the clamps are secured by a groove or recess 13 bolts 18 to laterally projecting lugs 19 6X- tending from the side walls of the railway tie at the upper edges thereof. The lugs, which are horizontal and approximately segmental, are formed integral with the tie. The bolts firmly clamp the rails on the rail supporting blocks and perform the double function of securing the rail clamps to the tie and of holding the rail supporting blocks therein. By loosening the bolts the rail sup porting blocks may be readily removed and renewed as required. The washer 17, which is rectangular, fits in the groove or recess 16 and is held against rotary movement and after the nut is screwed down tight the ends of the washer are bent upwardly against the sides of the nuts, whereby the nut is posi tively held against retrograde rotation through jar and vibration of the rails.

hat is claimed is:

1. A railway tie consisting of a single casting and comprising smooth vertical side walls provided at their outer edges with outwardly extending lugs and a continuous integral longitudinal web of uniform thickness connecting the side walls and composed of horizontal end portions arranged at the lower edges of the side walls, a central horizontal top portion arranged at the upper edges of the side walls and intermediate vertically connecting portions extending from the end portions to the central portion, said web forming a central chamber and end pockets, the central chamber being open at the bottom and closed at the top and the end pockets being open at the top and outer ends, rail supporting blocks arranged within the end pockets, and means carried by the lugs for securing rails upon the end blocks.

2. A railway tie consisting of a single casting and comprising smooth vertical side walls provided at their outer edges with out war lly extending lugs and a continuous in tegral longitudinal web of uniform thickness connecting the side walls and composed of horizontal end portions arranged at the lower edges of the side walls, a central horizontal top portion arranged at the upper edges of the side walls and intermediate vertically connecting portions extending from the end portions to the central portion, said web forming a. central chamber and end pockets, the central chamber being open at the bottom and closed at the top and the end pockets being open at the top and outer ends, rail supporting blocks arranged within the end pockets, rail clamping means arranged on the lugs and provided with sound deadening filler pieces arranged to fit against the bottom flanges and web of the rails, and fastening devices securing the clamping means to the lugs and for maintaining the rail supporting blocks in the pockets.

3. A railway tie consisting of a metalliccasting provided at its underside with a central chamber closed at the top, said tie being provided at its ends with pockets open at the outer ends and the top, lugs projecting from opposite sides of the'said pockets,

rail supporting blocks arranged in the pockets and projecting above the tie, rail clamps mounted upon the lugs and provided in their undersides with sound deadening filler blocks seated "in recesses of the clamps and arranged to bear against the bottom flanges and webs of rails, and bolts securing the rail clamps to the lugs and maintaining rails in engagement with the supporting blocks to retain the latter in the pockets.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CLINTON J. COOPER. 

